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 Introducing PTWin32 |
If
PTWin32 seems to run slowly for you the first place to look for things to
optimize is in the inventory of programs simultaneously running on your computer
while you are using PTWin32. No
matter how expensive your computer there is a point at which you can exceed its
ability to process information. This finite pool of available resources is
depleted each time you run a program. Add to that the fact that some running
programs can interfere with the execution of other unrelated programs and
you’re left with a lot of places where things can be slowed down. For
example, some anti-virus programs can be configured to check every file that is
opened or closed for a virus. This is not much of a problem when you are opening
or closing a single word processing document. But PTWin32 is a relational
database program that opens and closes many files. When
you open the Permit window of PTWin32 you are actually opening and using
over 150 files. If your anti-virus software is set to hold up processing while
it sifts through each file then it’s no wonder that PTWin32’s performance
appears to suffer. This
is not the only kind of interference possible. There are all kinds of screen
savers, disk compressors, hardware drivers, and swap configurations that can
affect processing speed. PTWin32 can only do its best with what it is given. Besides
programs you yourself may execute to run in tandem with PTWin32 like GIS or word
processors, there are also a variety of programs that load and stay resident
every time you start your computer. The
Windows task bar shows you some of what you have loaded in the system tray
but you can also bring up a list by pressing [CTRL], [ALT], and [DEL]
simultaneously. This displays your Windows task box and lists the
programs that are running on your computer at any given moment. The programs in this task box are the
first place to start looking for things that might degrade the performance of
PTWin32. Remember that the sheer number of programs can contribute as well. Find
out what they all are and what they do. Unload the ones you don’t need and see
if PTWin32’s performance increases. This
process of elimination usually uncovers the culprit but if nothing seems to work
contact Black Bear Technical Support.
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